"We are thrilled to collaborate with Akiva and Jeff, two deeply creative and accomplished talents, on the television adaptation of this classic supernatural drama," Paramount Television's President, Amy Powell, said in a statement.

In addition to working on Fox's Fringe together, Goldsman's big-screen credits include I Am Legendand A Beautiful Mind. Pinkner recently co-wrote The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and 3, and also worked on Alias.